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Canada records zero Chinese EV imports in October, 32,794 spots left
Canada recorded no imports of Chinese-built electric vehicles in October, according to the latest Global Affairs Canada (GAC) utilization report, updated on Friday. 32,794 of the 49,000 annual spots remain; since March 1, 16,206 vehicles have entered under the 6.1% preferential tariff. Tesla, which is believed to account for the vast majority of the quota, stopped taking orders for the Model 3 Premium RWD and AWD variants earlier in October, citing an exhausted import allocation.…
- October records zero Chinese EV imports, with 32,794 quota spots unused
- Tesla stopped taking Model 3 Premium RWD and AWD orders in Canada
🔎 Why it matters: The GAC's 49,000-vehicle quota is far from exhausted, while Tesla says it has reached its limit for the Model 3 Premium RWD and AWD. The gap between total quota use and the allocation Tesla reports is the central point of this story.
📈 Upside: Customers can sign up on Tesla's website to be notified when the Model 3 Premium becomes available again.
📉 Risk: The Model 3 Premium RWD and AWD variants have no availability in Canada, with none expected before March 2027.
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